We're currently developing two new plays, and workshops are always ongoing.
The first play 'Spreading Her Thinly' has been written by Tracy Forsythe, who played the young woman in Merry-go-round last year. The Gallery Theatre in Tunbridge Wells approached us again after a one night performance of The Elevator Man (monologue) last year to see if we could fill a slot this June. In discussions with Tracy, she had been mulling over this idea for a while and this encouraged her to put pen to paper.
The second play 'The End of Pier Show' written by Nick Eisen, has been an on-going development for a year now. 5D workshopped this play with writer, actors and two designers at the end of May 2007. This helped move the play forward and provided the writer with an insight to a few slight adjustments. This is a full length play which involves 7 actors and a complex set design, therefore the next stage is to source funding and hold a second workshop in September, where those interested in funding will be able to attend.
Spreading Her Thinly
“When did having it all, become must be doing it all?”
In the school playground, the battle lines are drawn. Who is the best kind of mother? Is it Nuala who stays at home to look after her two children but craves outside fulfilment? Or could it be Jenny, who works in a high pressured job providing for her family and yet feels guilty about everything?
And who exactly is the enemy? The dismissive Head Teacher? The condescending Ballet Mistress? The client from hell? Or themselves?
Will they ever get the balance right and the support they desperately need? And will they ever be good enough?
A wry and insightful look at the increasing demands of modern womanhood.
Two female play with a running time of 50 mins.
The End of Pier Show
What's the worst thing you've ever done? Moving from London to Brighton takes Sally onto another journey back to her past where reality and imagination blur and the things she does for love can mean risking the future to survive the present.